Bruins hold on for 2-1 win vs Sabres

Tonight in game #42 of the regular season, the Bruins held on for a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Game recap video

Quick recap

In the first period, at 10:10, Bruins Chris Wagner scored his 5th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, at 2:00, Bruins David Backes scored his 4th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead.

In the third period, at 17:22, Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen scored, cutting the Bruins lead to 2-1.

Game notes

Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and made 31 saves on 32 shots.

The Bruins led the game with a 56% faceoff percentage and in shots 41-32. The Sabres led the game in hits 32-26. Both teams had 11 blocked shots. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Sabres went 0-for-1.

Chris Wagner led the Bruins with 6 shots. Noel Acciari led the Bruins with 6 hits. Patrice Bergeron and Noel Acciari led the Bruins with 2 blocked shots each.

Colby Cave, Joakim Nordstrom and Steven Kampfer were scratched for the Bruins.